Subject: Mixed metaphors

Mixed metaphors:

A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. A mixed metaphor is the use of two or more unrelated metaphors that are incongruous or illogical when combined. Here are some mixed metaphors we’ve seen and heard.

You painted us into a corner, then you threw away the key.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

Wood fires help fuel climate change.

I've got an ace up my nose.

You've opened this can of worms, now lie in it.

That will round out the triangle.

You can’t go in there cold turkey with egg on your face.

They counted the votes until the cows had literally gone to sleep.

Adam wasn’t always the brightest tool.

It was so cold last night I had to throw another blanket on the fire.

This will help us to know that we are covering all of the gamuts.

He’s still green behind the ears.

I will miss seeing him around the shoehorn.

A salesman told viewers that a keyboard would teach your mind's eye to play by ear.

Never put all your eggs in one omelet.

If your cousin Maude says one wrong word to me, we’re gonna be leaving before the bride takes the shower.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

As proud as pea soup.

It's so far removed, it goes right over our heads.

I’m between a rock and the frying pan.

Don’t bite the hand that looks dirty.

The head of the body overseeing youth justice…

One hundred degrees better